climate change
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Move over, Tesla, as Canadians favour hybrid vehicles amid fading EV demand
Consumers maintain long-held gripes about limited travel range, scarce public charging options, and higher purchase prices for EVs.
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Is UK's worst ever rain linked to 'scary' unexplained warming of Atlantic?
The Atlantic's sea temperature has been getting warmer for 13 months, but scientists don't know why - nor if it's linked to the UK's record wet weather.
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On Earth Day, Biden announces $7B in solar panel investment, hiring for American Climate Corps
Speaking at an Earth Day event in Prince William Forest Park in Virginia, President Biden announced two programs dealing with climate change. The first is a $7 billion investment in solar panels for low-income households from the Environmental Protection Agency's Solar for All program. The president also announced that people can begin applying for the American Climate Corps, a training program for jobs to fight climate change.
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Biden wants dishwashers to be more efficient. Republicans see a 'war on appliances.'
The government has been setting standards for how much energy and water household appliances use for decades, but the president’s critics say his latest rules go too far.
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More TD Bank shareholders demand 'credible' details on climate change plans
A growing number of shareholders want the lender to spell out specific policies, timelines and associated emissions reductions.
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Dubai flooding: Dramatic photos after UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years
The United Arab Emirates witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years this week, triggering massive flooding that swept away cars, caused flights to be canceled and left multiple people dead.
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Microplastic levels in Antarctica ‘even worse than previously thought’
Researchers studying Antarctica's remote Weddell Sea have picked up particles far smaller than previous studies.
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'Why I joined VistaJet, the private airline firm bigger than BA'
With over 4,000 staff, VistaJet is regarded as the world’s biggest global private aviation group.
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Only 57 companies produced 80 percent of global carbon dioxide
A new report found that just 57 companies produced 80 percent of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 2016 and 2022.
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Manitoba rolls out EV rebate of up to $4,000 in 2024 provincial budget
Used electric vehicles and hybrids up to four years old can receive a rebate of up to $2,500.
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Amazon ranked #1 corporate clean energy buyer in 2023
The e-commerce giant says its solar and wind portfolio could power as many as 7.2 million U.S. homes each year.
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The EPA reveals final auto industry regulations to try to keep the world habitable
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the final pollution emissions standards for the auto industry on Wednesday. The regulations mandate that by 2032, most new passenger car and light truck sales in the US must be electric or hybrid.
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Hydrogen a 'multibillion dollar opportunity' for Canada, says Wilkinson
The minister says Canada and Germany have set a deadline of June 30 to establish the financial terms of the hydrogen supply agreement.
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Experts slam carbon capture as clock ticks on Alberta's $16.5B mega project
The IEA has referred to "years of underperformance" and a history of "unmet expectations" for carbon capture technology.
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'Planet Earth III': Surprising way humpback whales in Vancouver Island help to restore the ecosystem
In BBC's Planet Earth III, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Dr. Fredi Devas spent years capturing humpback whales trap-feeding in British Columbia.
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Can we 'suck' CO2 out of the air to reverse climate change?
Could we ‘reverse’ climate change by simply ‘sucking’ CO2 out of the air around us?
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Texas Panhandle wildfires: Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned more than 1 million acres, making it the largest in state history
Multiple wildfires have torn across the Texas Panhandle, leaving at least one person dead.
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Melting ice in Greenland could lead to scorching British summers, experts say
Scientists have found that freshwater in the North Atlantic is linked to hotter, drier summers in Europe.
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Canada’s $2.2T pension sector increasingly excluding oil & gas: report
Nearly half of the 11 Canadian pension funds included in the report have partial exclusions on fossil fuels.
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The U.S. is the world's biggest supplier of natural gas. Why is Biden pumping the brakes on exports?
Natural gas is often considered to be the least harmful fossil fuel for the climate, but it’s still a major source of greenhouse emissions.
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What are atmospheric rivers and why are they increasing?
Huge, horizontal ribbons of air carry vast amounts of water through the atmosphere for thousands of miles - and are forecast to double this century.
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The ice caps are melting. Is geoengineering the solution?
A report has examined the potential ways we can refreeze the ice. But it's going to require enormous effort.
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Google will use AI and satellite imagery to monitor methane leaks
Google and the Environmental Defense Fund have teamed up to track methane emissions using satellite images and AI. The EDF's MethaneSAT is expected to help provide the most comprehensive picture yet of global methane leaks.
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What would happen to the UK if the Atlantic current stopped?
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a system of currents which helps to regulate temperatures in the UK, without it Britain would be very different.
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The Biden administration now requires large cryptocurrency miners to report their energy use
The Energy Information Administration recently announced that it would start to collect energy usage information from larger-than-average cryptocurrency mining operations. The program will take a look at over 130 mines that account for more than two percent of electricity usage nationwide.
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Over half of Alpine glaciers could be gone by 2050 due to climate change
More than half of the Alpine glaciers in Europe could be gone by 2050 due to climate change, a new study based on the last decade of global warming has found.